Type-holding means for marking devices



A. G. HUPFEL. TYPE HOLDING MEANS FOR MARKING DEVICES.

APPLICATION FILED IUNE28, I921.

Patented July III, 1922'.

UNITED stares PATENT @FFltTIE,

ADOLPH G. HUPFEL, OF RENO, NEVADA, ASSIGNOR TO HUI? MFG. CO..I1\TC., OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

TYPE-HOLDING- .MEANS FOR MARKING DEVICES.

Specification 01" Letters Patent.

Patented July 11,

Original application filed February 7, 1921, Serial No. 443,120. Divided and this application filed June To all whom it may concern from other inventions.

My invention relates to typeholding means for marking devices and particularly to devices for marking golf balls.

This application is a division of applica- "tion, Serial No. 443,120, filed February 7th,

The object of the invention is to provide means for removably securing type in a marking member of a device of the above described character.

The said invention consists of means hereinafter fully described and particularly set forth in the claims.

The annexed drawing and the following description set forth in detail certain means embodying the invention, the disclosed means, however, constituting but one of the Various mechanical forms in which the principle of the invention may be applied.

In said annexed drawing:

Figure 1 represents a full sized sid elevation of a golf ball marking device embodying my invention, showing parts in a position in which the marking operation is about to be inaugurated, a golf ball being shown in dotted lines in position therein, another position of the marking member being shown in dotted lines and which it occupies when it is desired to remove or insert types in place.

Figure 2 represents a side elevation partly in longitudinal section and showing the parts in the position which they occupy after the marking operation has been completed.

Figure 3 represents a detail cross-section taken upon the plane indicated by the line III-III. Figure 2.

1 Figure l: represents three elevational Serial No. 480,990.

views of a single type such as is used in this device.

Figure 5 represents an elevation of a golf ball showing a completed marking thereon.

The general construction and operation of the device as a whole, being completely de scribed in the above mentioned pending application, the present description will be confined primarily to the type-holding means.

As set forth in the said pending application, the marking device includes among other elements, the main frame member 1 the oscillatory type-carrying lever 2, to gether with a suitable base member 3 and the inking roller 4:. The lever 2 is mounted upon the journal-screw 10 between the two side plates 5 5, and its oscillation is limited by the stop pin or screw 13 which is removable. lVhen this pin is removed, the amplitude or oscillation of the member 2 may be increased so as to expose its inner end to such an extent as to cause the types to clear the main member 1, as shown in dotted lines in Figure 1, whereby said types are rendered accessible to manipulation as hereinafter described. The outer end of the arm 14 of lever 2 is intersected by a type recess 15, such recess extending com letely through the member 2 as shown in igure 3. This type recess 15 has end walls 1616 convergim toward the axis of the lever as shown in Jigure 2. The types also have end walls converging inwardly toward each other in conformity with the inclination of the Walls 16. It will be noted therefore, that when the member 2 is swung into the position shown in dotted lines in Figure 1, the type recess is exposed sothat the types may be readily accessible.

Each of the types is provided at one side with a slot 16, and one side of the lever 2 is similarly slotted at each side of the recess as at 1717, Figure 2, the slots of the type and of the arm registering with each other in an arcuate direction. These registering slots receive a wire holder 18, having two bent ends 19-19 for fixing into small holes 2020, whereby the types are prevented from falling out radially from the recess. This wire may be fixed in the small holes 2() by riveting by electric welding or in any other suitable or desired manner.

The wire holder is thus inset and permitted to have its outer portion to lie flush with the lateral surface of the member 2, as shown in Figure 3. I, p a

To remove the types therefore, the stop pin or screw 13 is first removed and the lever swung into the previously described position whereby the type are cleared laterally from the main member. The types may then be removed laterally from the recess. Other types may then be inserted in place of those removed. the type are perfectly clear laterally of the main memher when the jaw is fully open, the type may be readily removed in such lateral direction while the wire holder 18 is in place. It is for this reason, that this wire holder neednot be removed and may, there'- fore, be permanently fixed in place. Instead of single individual type eachcarrying a single letter, a single slug inay be substituted carrying the full legend which it is desired to impress.

While the parts occupy their normal position,"viz, when the stop pin 13 is 1'eplaced, the main body of the type never leaves the spaeebetween theside 'plates o f so that lateral removal therefore prevented during this time.

A simple and effective meansis thus pro vided for reinovably mounting thet'ype, the

arctiate form of the slots and wire holding member permitting all of the types to be made syl'nnietrical with reference to each other.

What I claim is: y o l". The combinat on of a main framet r 1 IwHy-iii ;i h member, an oscillatory member mounted 111 the latter and having a'type-recess intersecting one of its ends; and types mounted in said recess; the axis of said oscillatory member being located so that in part of the oscillatory movementof the said mem;

her, the said recesswill clear the frame member, whereby types may be removed from or inserted in said recess.

2. In a marking device, the combination of a marking member provided with a type receiving recess intersecting one end and both sides of said member types in said recess provided with lateral end registering grooves; and means secured to said marl;- ing member engaging said" grooves to hold said types in said recess.

3. In" marking device, the combination of a marking member provided with an end recessintersecting both sides of said member; types said recess provided with later-al and registering grooves; and means permanently :iiflixed to said markingmemberg for engaging said grooves to holdsaid types in said recess. r 3 p 4.111 a marking deviceythe combination of a marking member provided with an end ess l'i'i ing radially and outwardly dimg emtwans; saidrecess intersecting sides of said member marking types ingend surfaces conforming with the angle of divergence of said end lls and being provided with lateraland tering grooves; anda wire member permanently secured laterally saidmarkin'g member and engaging said registering :3 both g-rooyes, whereby removal ofsaid types ra ally from said recess is prevented, but

pern'iittedlaterally in one direction. I

Signed by me this 24th day of June, 1921.

' ADOLPH HUPF EL. 

